Welcome to another Sports Feever column. If you ever have any sports info, jokes, or questions, send them to me at chrisjfee@yahoo.com. Thanks for reading!
What a week!!! We are close to wrapping up some fall sports, while we are getting ready for the two big fall sports football and volleyball! The Minnesota State High School League overturned their August 4 decision and Activity Directors across the state are scrambling!
And how about those FIRST PLACE Minnesota Twins. A couple of big wins has put the Twins back into first place by half a game. The Twins have the second-best record and could be setting themselves up for a playoff run!
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We found out on Wednesday that the Crookston Pirate Football team will play a few days earlier than anticipated. The District has 17 teams so some teams would have to have a bye week and Crookston was one of the teams that will play a zero week game.
Crookston will host Roseau on Saturday, October 3 at 1:00 p.m. in the season opener and it will be one of the first high school football games in the state! KROX will be Live Video streaming all of Crookston’s home football and volleyball games. We have had some schools inquire about KROX video streaming their home games. If you want information on what it would take for us to video stream your games, email me at chrisjfee@yahoo.com or call 218-281-1140.
We hope to have the full football schedule later on Thursday! The Pirate Volleyball along with Junior High football and 9th/10th grade football schedules are later in the column.
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The Minnesota State High School League met on Tuesday and decided to allow football and volleyball play this fall. The board voted 15-3 for football and 14-4 for volleyball. A big turn around from August.
Football
Practice will start September 28 with the first day of competition October 9 or 10.
The season will have six regular-season games with two weeks of section playoffs. As of now, no state tournament. Only 250 fans will be allowed at football games.
Volleyball
The 11 week season will allow two matches per week with a maximum of 14 matches. Practice will start September 28 and 10 practices will be required before competition. Masks are recommended for players and coaches with an exception for the six players on the court.
October 8 will be the first competition date.
NO fans will be allowed at the volleyball games. KROX will be live video streaming all the Pirate home volleyball games.
Adapted Soccer
The board unanimously voted 17-0 to allow Adapted Soccer to conduct eight fall training sessions. There are two divisions of Adapted Soccer, cognitively impaired and physically impaired.
So that is what happened this week. A lot of happy student-athletes, coaches, and parents.
With Volleyball going into December and football going deep into November, we can pretty much guarantee that none of the winter sports will start on time and they won’t have a full season.
A big positive from football and volleyball being played in the fall is that the spring sports should have a full season. After not having a season last year, they will have a full season and not have to worry about going into late June or early July! A lot of wins after the move by the MSHSL. Everybody should be happy that the kids are playing. Sure Volleyball can’t have fans, but KROX will be Live Video streaming the Crookston home volleyball and football games!
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Fall sports tournaments have been approved. A rundown of the tournaments are below –
Girls Tennis –
First playoff date is October 5 and the final date is October 17. Outdoor courts have to be used and there can be no more than two matches in one week.
Soccer playoffs –
October 12 and 13 will be the first round playoff games
October 14-17 will be the quarterfinals
Week of October 19 will be the semi-finals and championship
Girls Swimming and Diving –
Multi-site section meet will be held the week of October 19 over two days with diving held at a separate location.
Maximum of four teams per site. Teams will be allowed four entries per event. The region committee/coaches will decide where teams compete.
Cross Country –
Multi-site and/or multi-session meet. A maximum of four teams on a course at one time.
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We have the Crookston Pirate Volleyball schedule for this fall –
Thursday, October 8 – host Ada-Borup – 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, October 10 – at Fertile-Beltrami – Noon
Monday, October 12 – host Sacred Heart – 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, October 13 – at Red Lake Falls – 7:15 p.m.
Monday, October 19 – host Stephen-Argyle – 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, October 20 – host Thief River Falls – 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, October 29 – at Red Lake County Central (Plummer) – 7:15 p.m.
Monday, November 2 – at Mahnomen – 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 10 – at Bagley – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 12 – at East Grand Forks – 7:15 p.m.
Monday, November 16 – at Warren-Alvarado-Oslo – 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, November 19 – host Warroad – 7:15 p.m.
Monday, November 23 – host Climax-Fisher – 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, November 24 – at Roseau – 7:15 p.m.
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The Crookston underclassman football schedules will look like this (as of now) –
Junior High –
October 8 – at Thief River Falls
October 13 – host Grand Forks
October 20 – host East Grand Forks
October 29 – host Bagley
9th/10th grade football –
October 12 – at Thief River Falls
October 19 – host Warroad
October 26 – at East Grand Forks
November 2 – host Roseau
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A couple of weeks ago, we told you about one of the boys basketball coaches proposals for the upcoming season and 18 games seem to be the number they are hoping (30 percent reduction like all fall sports).
The Minnesota High School Boys Hockey coaches (who are always fighting for more games, especially in the metro) have come up with a 2 plan proposal –
Plan 1 (low COVID-19 numbers)
Plan 1 would allow teams to have one scrimmage and 24 regular-season games. Two games per week would be played on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays against the same opponent. Teams would play the same opponent in home-and-home series and teams could play 12 opponents from anywhere in the state.
Locker room use is limited and based on the Minnesota Department of Health social distancing guidelines.
There would be a limited number of spectators and spectators would be required to wear masks.
The section playoffs would be Feb. 15-27 and the state tournament would be March 2-6.
Plan 2 (mid-level COVID-19 numbers)
Plan 2 would allow teams to have one local scrimmage and 21 regular-season games. All of the games would be played against regional opponents and would start on Nov. 20, but limited to one game per week until Dec. 31. There would be a mandatory holiday break (Dec. 20-30) from competition. After Dec. 31, teams can play two games per week on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays against the same opponent.
The locker room use would be limited to 15 minutes prior to and after ice time. Masks would be required for players and coaches when not on the bench or on the ice and would be required when traveling as a team.
Players would not be allowed to play in both the junior varsity and varsity games.
There would be a limit to two spectators per player and spectators would be required to wear a mask.
The section playoffs would be Feb. 22-27 and the state tournament would be March 2-6.
Safety measures under both plans
-There are a number of items that are in both proposals by the MHCA.
-When they are not competing, players will wear a mask and will practice the Minnesota Department of Health social distance expectations.
-Coaches, staff and off-ice officials will wear face masks when indoors and teams are limited to two coaches on the bench.
-Coaches and players will be subject to temperature checks and screening upon arrival at the rink.
-At practices, teams would be expected to create consistent pods on the ice with a maximum of 25 people in each pod. Each rink would be allowed two pods on the ice at the same time with no mixing between groups and coaches and staff will wear masks.
-After games, there will be no post game handshakes, no team huddle or national anthem. -All of each team’s opponents will be from Minnesota or within 50 miles if the opponent is from out of state. Examples of acceptable opponents would be teams from Superior, Wis., Grand Forks or Fargo.
-Players will leave the ice for resurfacing halfway through the game.
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JOKES
Mr. Johnson had been retired for a year when his wife of 50 years suggested they take a cruise: “We could go somewhere for a week, and make wild love like we did when we were young!” He thought it over and agreed.
He put on his hat and went down to the pharmacy, where he bought a bottle of seasick pills and a box of condoms. Upon returning home, his wife said, “I’ve been thinking. There’s no reason we can’t go for a month.” So Mr. Johnson went back to the pharmacy and asked for 4 bottles of seasick pills and a box of condoms. When he returned, his wife said, “You know, since the children are on their own, what’s stopping us from cruising the world?”
So back to the pharmacy Mr. Johnson went, and he brought 15 bottles of seasick pills and the same amount of condoms up to the counter. The pharmacist finally had to ask.
“You know, Mr. Johnson, you have been doing business with me for over 30years. I certainly don’t mean to pry, but if it makes you that sick, why the hell do you do it?”
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How did the bishop make holy water?
He took some tap water and boiled the hell out of it.
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I was standing at the bar one night minding my own business.
This large ugly girl came up behind me, grabbed my behind and said, “You’re kinda cute. You gotta phone number?”
I said, “Yeah, you gotta pen?”
She said, “Yeah, I got a pen”.
I said, “You better get back in it before the farmer misses you.”
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I went to the drug store and told the clerk “Give me 3 packets of condoms, please.”
Lady Clerk: “Do you need a paper bag with that, sir?”
I said “Nah… She’s purty good lookin’…..”
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I was talking to a young woman in the VFW last night.
She said, “If you lost a few pounds, had a shave and got your hair cut, you’d look all right.”
I said, “If I did that, I’d be talking to your friends over there instead of you.”
Cost me a fat lip
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I was telling a woman in the Club about my ability to guess what day a woman was born just by feeling her breasts.
“Really” she said, “Go on then… Try.”
After about thirty seconds of fondling she began to lose patience and said, “Come on, what day was I born?”
I said, “Yesterday.”
Cost me a kick in the nuts, but…
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I went to our VFW last night and saw a BIG woman dancing on a table.
I said, “Good legs.”
The girl giggled and said, “Do you really think so?”
I said, “Definitely! Most tables would have collapsed by now.”
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How are former Crookston Pirates athletes doing in college or elsewhere?
****LET ME KNOW OF OTHERS TO ADD TO THE LIST email me at chrisjfee@yahoo.com
Brady Butt is a freshman playing football at the University of Jamestown.
Paul Bittner is playing for the Cleveland Monsters, the AHL affiliate of the Columbus Bluejacket.
Brady Heppner, is playing hockey for the Roanoke Raildogs in the SPHL.
Aleece Durbin, is a Junior on the University of North Dakota Women’s Track and Field team.
Brita Fagerlund, is a Senior on the University of Jamestown Jimmy Women’s Track team.
Ben Trostad, is a Junior member of the University of Minnesota Crookston golf team.
Elise Tangquist, is a Senior golfer for the University of Northwestern in St. Paul.
Mason LaPlante, a sophomore, is playing soccer at the University of Jamestown.
Rachel Hefta, a Sophmore, is playing volleyball at Hastings College in Nebraska.
Cade Salentine is a redshirt Freshman playing football at the University of North Dakota.
Nick Garmen, is a sophomore playing basketball and tennis at the University of Minnesota Morris.
Caden Osborn, is a freshman playing basketball at the University of Minnesota Morris.
Thea Oman, a sophomore, is swimming at St. Ben’s.
Crookston School District Coaches –
Carrie Clauson is a Junior High girls tennis coach.
Jeremy Lubinski is a Pirate 8th Grade Football coach.
Amy Boll is the head Pirate Girls Track head coach and assistant volleyball coach
Sarah Reese is the Pirate Head Girls Soccer coach
Cody Brekken is the Head Pirate Girls and Boys Tennis coach and Crookston Community Pool Supervisor
Marley Melbye is the Head Girls Swimming coach
Mitch Bakken is the head Pirate Baseball coach.
Brock Hanson is the Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach.
Jeff Perreault is the Pirate Girls Golf head coach
Wes Hanson is the Pirate Wrestling Head Coach and assistant boys golf coach
Kevin Weber is a Pirate Boys Basketball volunteer assistant coach
Connor Morgan is the Pirate Boys Hockey assistant coach
Sam Melbye is the Pirate Boys J.V. Hockey coach
Chris Dufault is a youth wrestling Coach
Blake Fee is an assistant wrestling coach
Colton Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach
Non-Crookston High School coaching –
Cody Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach at Proctor/Hermantown
Kaylee Desrosier is a softball coach for Fargo Davies Middle School.
Justin Johnson is an assistant softball coach at the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Josh Edlund is an assistant football coach and phy ed teacher at Flandreau, South Dakota.
Allison Lindsey Axness is Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach in Champlin Park
Jeff Olson is Head Wrestling coach and Head Baseball coach at Delano.
Jake Olson is an Assistant Football Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Delano.
Carmen (Kreibich) Johnson, is Head Volleyball coach at Little Falls High School.
Katy Westrom, is Head Girls Tennis Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Monticello High School.
Matt Harris, is a Director of Athletics at the British International School of Houston.
Marty Bratrud is the Superintendent and High School Principal at Westhope High School.
Gordie Haug is an assistant football coach at the University of Wyoming
Mike Hastings is the Minnesota State Mankato Men’s head Hockey coach
Mike Biermaier is the Athletic Director at Thief River Falls High School
Stephanie (Lindsay) Perreault works with the North Dakota State stats crew for Bison football and volleyball and basketball in the winter. Stephanie’s husband, Ryan, is the assistant director for the Bison media relations
Jason Bushie is the hockey athletic trainer at Colorado College
Chris Myrold is a Tennis Pro on Nevis Island in the West Indies
Kyle Buchmeier is a Tennis Pro at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis
Jarrett Butenhoff is serving our country with the U.S. Navy
Joshua Butenhoff is serving our country on a Submarine with the Pacific Fleet with the US Navy.
Peter Cournia is a 2002 Crookston High School Graduate and also a grad of West Point and is currently is serving in the U.S. Army.
Erik Ellingson is serving our country with the U.S. Air Force at Minot.
Philip Kujawa class of 2004 from Crookston High School. He is an Army recruiter in Rochester.
Scott Riopelle is head of Crookston Parks and Recreation
Rob Sobolik is the General Manager of the Fargodome
That’s it for this week. Thanks for the comments and if you have anything to add or share, please e-mail chrisjfee@yahoo.com or call. Thanks for reading and listening to KROX RADIO and kroxam.com
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